Obesity in the child: methods of control and prevention
It's good when a child eats with an appetite. Bad - when the appetite becomes uncontrolled. Doctors, nutritionists warn: childhood obesity is fraught with not only the emergence of health problems and social adaptation among peers. Depression, emotional psychotrauma, slowing of intellectual development are frequent companions of excess weight. How to help a child cope with unnecessary kilograms?
Set the Seismic strict power mode. Do not be afraid that food will be too much - the diet should include fractional portions with approximately the same intervals of time. So the baby will not be tormented by bouts of hunger and constant thoughts about food - he can calmly learn and rest.
Try to introduce the child to new tastes. Children who are overweight are often not indifferent to sweet desserts and fast food - a large number of industrial taste enhancers irritate the receptors, causing addiction. Offer the baby an alternative - find together with him interesting recipes, draw him to the cooking process and demonstrate the pleasure of tasting. This "gourmet" approach to food will help to shift the emphasis in food predilections.
Create family rituals. Turn a lunch or dinner not into a thoughtless absorption of food in front of the TV screen, but in a daily tradition for adults and children. Beautiful appliances, enjoying the taste and aroma of products, calm and leisurely conversations are a necessary background for the removal of a child's food neurosis. At the same time the dishes can be simple and dietary - but interestingly decorated and neatly served.
